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surplice
surplice. A loose white liturgical garment, with wide sleeves. It developed from the alb, allowing room for warm clothes underneath. From the 12th cent. it came to be the distinctive dress of the lower clergy and to be used by priests outside Mass. It is now worn by all clerics, and is also used by laymen, e.g. in choir. Its use in the C of E was a matter of controversy in the reign of Elizabeth I, but is now accepted. See VESTIARIAN CONTROVERSY.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-surplice.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-surplice.html |
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surplice
surplice a loose white linen vestment varying from hip-length to calf-length, worn over a cassock by clergy and choristers at Christian church services. The word is recorded from Middle English, and comes via Old French from medieval Latin superpellicium, from super- ‘above’ + pellicia ‘fur garment’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "surplice." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "surplice." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-surplice.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "surplice." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-surplice.html |
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surplice
sur·plice / ˈsərplis/ • n. a loose white linen vestment varying from hip-length to calf-length, worn over a cassock by clergy, acolytes, and choristers at Christian church services. DERIVATIVES: sur·pliced adj. |
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"surplice." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "surplice." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-surplice.html "surplice." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-surplice.html |
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surplice
surplice XIII. — AN. surplis, OF. sourpelis (mod. surplis) — medL. superpellicium, -eum, sb. use of n. of adj. f. SUPER- + pellicia fur garment; so called because orig. put on over furred garments worn in church.
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T. F. HOAD. "surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-surplice.html T. F. HOAD. "surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-surplice.html |
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Surplice
Surplice (Lat., superpelliceum, ‘over-fur garment’). A Christian vestment. It is a wide-sleeved loose linen garment reaching to the knees (or lower), worn over the cassock in the course of worship.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Surplice.html JOHN BOWKER. "Surplice." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Surplice.html |
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"surplice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "surplice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-surplice.html "surplice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-surplice.html |
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